to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
had better ...; had better not ...
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
by myself; in person; by oneself
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)